A.J. McKee not ruling out future return to featherweight division: ‘I know at the end of the day I’m the best 145-pounder in the world’
McKee focused on his lightweight grand prix run and upcoming matchup with Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire at Bellator vs. Rizin 2 but willing to cement his legacy at featherweight, as well.
Former Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee previews his upcoming matchup with Patricky “Pitbull” Freire, which takes place at Bellator vs. Rizin 2 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The contest serves as a quarterfinal matchup of Bellator’s current lightweight grand prix and airs in the United States on Saturday, July 29.
McKee says he’s focused on his lightweight run right now but isn’t ruling out a future return to featherweight to further cement his legacy.
Timecodes
0:00 – Introduction
0:35 – Returning to fight in Japan
1:16 – Teasing another big entrance at Saitama Super Arena
2:23 – Previewing the matchup with Patricky “Pitbull” Freire
3:44 – With the history, is this fight personal for you?
4:33 – Making the adjustment to the lightweight division
5:59 – The future of co-promotion in MMA
8:14 – Are Louis Vuitton fight shorts on the horizon?